A rare legal pathway has opened up for as many as half a million undocumented immigrants in the Bay Area and across the country that could lead to eventual U.S. citizenship.
At a press conference Monday, Salas applauded the Biden-Harris administration for creating the program, known as Keeping Families Together. She acknowledged that it's possible a future Trump administration could end the program or that it could face a challenge in court.
'If you apply, you're going to be added to this list.... And if the Republican wins, it might be something bad that you're on this list,' she said.
'Too often, noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens - many of them mothers and fathers - live with uncertainty,' said Jaddou. 'This process to keep U.S. families together will remove these undue barriers for those who would otherwise qualify to live and work lawfully in the U.S.'.
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